Canada Emerges as Key Radium Producer from Great Bear Lake
Four years after radium ore discovery at Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, a single company at Port Hope Ontario reports steady radium output from Sabine Point deposits. Ontario has already bought several hundred milligrams for cancer clinics as global supply remains modest.
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Great Bear Lake
Northwest
Terciteres
Canada
Port Hope
Ontario
Sabine Point
Province of
British Isles
Federal Department of Mines
Eldorado
Agricultural Situation Report Seeks Farm Guidance From Ottawa
Ten committees from the Departments of Agriculture and Trade and Commerce have compiled a comprehensive agricultural situation report. It covers supply and demand, prices, marketing movements, storage, farm products, production trends, and both domestic and foreign factors. The Publica tions branch in Ottawa will provide the completed report.
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Departments of Agriculture and Trade and Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Alarming Rise in Ontario Heart Disease Deaths
Ontario records 6 679 deaths from organic heart disease in 1932, up from 3 757 in 1922, a 78 percent rise. Health Minister J M Robb warns middle aged and older adults to act their age, maintain regular rest, and undergo periodic medical exams as a duty to themselves and families.
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Ontario
J. M. Robb
Misrouted Advice prompts ad department offer
A reader’s letter to the household editor asking how to remove green paint from hands was mistakenly sent to the advertising desk. The reply suggested using large space for days and offering the item at a great reduction in price.
Eskimo Life and Wildlife Pressures Noted in 1934 Relief Costs
The passage notes Eskimo life with hunting from kayak and ice using harpoon and spear, seals, walrus, and caribou hunted by ambush with bow and arrow, and links scarcity of game to these practices. It then states Toronto relief costs for 1934 are estimated at 2,350,000 dollars.
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Toronto
Plants Suitable for Warm Winter Homes
The horticultural division of the Dominion Department of Agriculture warns homes are too warm and dry in winter for most plants. Choose adaptable varieties, ensure good drainage, proper watering schedules, and watch for insect damage. test moisture by tapping pots, syringing helps ferns and foliage plants.
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Horticultural Division
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Pattern No 550 Dress Pattern Details and Sizes
The notice describes pattern 550 for a conservative dress suitable for school, college, office or day wear. It lists fabric options including silk crepe woolens and cottons and gives sizes 14 to 40 with yardage needs and price 20 cents. Coin wrap instructions accompany the sale.
Canada Sees Rise in Trade with Brazil in 1933
Canada reports a 1933 export gain to Brazil exceeding $760 000. Wheat reentered the Brazilian market after a two year absence. Shipments included 279 070 bushels valued at 176 713 dollars and apples totaling 1 970 barrels valued at 9 805 dollars. Rubber tire casings reached 77 956 while inner tubes totaled 39 769.
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Canada
Brazil
Baden Powell Visit to Canada Delayed to 1935
Lord and Lady Baden Powell postpone their Canadian tour until April 1935 as announced by John A. Stiles of the Boy Scouts Association for Canada. They plan to attend a December scout jamboree in Australia and travel home via Vancouver, visiting several Canadian centers en route. Greater London reports a population of 8 202 818. Smoggy old home town notes arthritis and rheumatism.
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Lord
Lady Baden Powell
Canada
John A. Stiles
Boy Scouts’ Association For Canada
Australia
Melbourne
Vancouver
England
How To Order Patterns
Pattern ordering guide from Winnipeg Newspaper Union lists address 175 McDermot Ave Winnipeg. Includes pattern number name size and ordering method.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Scientists chase Australia’s elusive night parrot on 5000 mile trek
Eight researchers depart Melbourne seeking the night parrot, Australia’s rarest bird, in a long expedition spanning about 5,000 miles. The mission is led with a Canadian National Steamships officer noting the voyage across Canada, Australia and New Zealand routes. One expedition member has joined a native tribe famed for tracking skills.
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Australia
Melbourne
Canadian National Steamships
Canada
New Zealand
Relics Of Other Times In English Courts And Halls
An old essay recalls how ermine robes and heavy collars once served warmth in courts and banquets. Kings and subjects often endured cold during coronations while authorities wore fur to stay warm. It notes English homes using fur to sleep, including an entry about seventeen skins for Queen Elizabeth’s nightgown.
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England
Elizabeth
Our Nearest Fixed Star Distance to Alpha Centauri
Our nearest fixed star Alpha Centauri lies about 25 trillion miles away. The text warns that space travel by rockets is unrealistic for most people.
Separate grading of Garnet wheat sought by Vancouver exporters
The Vancouver Grain Exporters Association asks Ottawa to allow separate grading for Garnet wheat amid concerns that overseas millers lose quality when Garnet mixes with Marquis. They note most Garnet is grown in Alberta and shipped via Vancouver, urging a Western Canada grade identical to Montreal.
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Vancouver Grain Exporters Association
Canada
United States
Animal Husbandry
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
Vancouver Grain Exporters’ Association
H. H. Stevens
Trade and Commerce
Vancouver
Alberta
Northern
Fort William
Montreal
Saskatchewan stock growers seek road closures and school tax levy
A delegation from the Saskatchewan Livestock Growers Association met Premier Anderson to press for closing certain road allowances along the border range country. They demanded a flat tax for school purposes and proper crossings where roads would be closed. Spokesmen included R. Gilchrist of the growers and W. Kerr of Maple Creek from the Sheep Growers Association.
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Saskatchewan
United States
Saskatchewan Livestock Growers’ Association
Anderson
R. Gilchrist
Growers’ Association
W. Kerr
Maple Creek
Sheep Growers’ Association
Ambitious Lady Prepares for Duchess Entry
A woman instructs a maid to greet a Duchess as Your Grace. On the day, the maid greets the Duchess and adds a prayer for gratitude for what they are about to receive.
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Mary
Mrs
When water becomes ice
A student joke frames change as price. a professor asks what greatest shift occurs when water freezes. The witticism suggests that cost rises as states transition from liquid to solid.
Sea Serpent Sightings Reported in Atlantic Caribbean
A Clyde Mallory freighter Pecos reported striking a sea animal 30 to 40 feet long in the Gulf of Mexico after losing headway. The Mauretania logged a Caribbean sighting on January 30 of a serpent 65 feet long and six feet broad.
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Victoria
B.c
Gulf of Mexico
L. Baker
Pecos
Mauretania
Caribbean
Canada Sees Drop in Tourist Car Entries Abroad Traffic
The Department of National Revenue reports 2,233,418 tourist cars entered Canada for 24 hours, 863,126 for up to 60 days, and 333 for over 68 days in the past year, down from 1932 figures. Canadians drove abroad more, exporting 417,132 tourist cars, with Ontario leading outside Canada at 164,795 and British Columbia at 125,266.
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Canada
Department of National Revenue
Ontario
British Columbia
Fragmented dialogue on sympathy and baseball
A terse exchange questions why one weeps for strangers while another cheers a distant player at second base. The dialogue presents a clash of emotions around sport and concern for others.
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Ruth Rogers
Austria
Italy
Alps
South
Department of Trade and Commerce
Lord Baden-Powell
Greater London
Fitch
the Humorist
London
Barney
Atre
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